# Ballikita Village, Amarpur, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Amarpur, Banka 

# Ballikita

Ballikita is a village in Amarpur sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,644 people in 700 households**, the 11th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 3,644people (2011)
- 700households
- 70.7%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Ballikita PIN code and other codes

Ballikita falls in Amarpur sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBallikita
- Community development blockAmarpur
- Census village code240668

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ballikita from nearby towns?

- Amarpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)25 km by road
- Amarpur (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ballikita?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Ballikita; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Singhnan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ballikita known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include hand tools and terracota pot. About 81% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown, and 182 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ballikita

Of every 100 households in Ballikita in 2011, 12 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ballikita · ■ Amarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****48%**

**39%

Television ****9%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ballikita?

■ Ballikita · ■ Amarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**945

Working population ****31.0%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 59.9% for women. 47% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 249 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 338 (30%) · **■** Household industry 37 (3%) · **■** Other work 182 (16%) · **■** Marginal 324 (29%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Amarpur

- Kusmaha4,116 people
- Sultanpur3,985 people
- Mahadeopur3,981 people
- Ratanpur Magduma3,877 people
- Bhaluhar3,613 people
- Gorgawan3,562 people
- Sihuri3,559 people
- Garibpur3,433 people

[All 176 villages in Amarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ballikita from Banka?25 km by road
- What is the population of Ballikita?3,644 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ballikita in?Banka district (Amarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ballikita?70.7% (Census 2011)